Ever eager to assert political force against Donald Trump's agenda, top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi seems to have realized that it might be useful to take a page from the president's method of building his popularity with the American public.

Pelosi retweeted RuPaul and wrote, "All I can say is, you betta werk!"

The third season of Drag Race All-Stars premieres January 25 on VH1. Sure, a pol like Pelosi might be an unconventional choice of judge for the VH1 show (other celebs guest-judging the upcoming season include "High School Musical" actress Vanessa Hudgens, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" star Tituss Burgess, and Broadway icon Kristin Chenoweth).

The drag-queen competition features contestants from "RuPaul's Drag Race" competing for a place in the show's Hall of Fame.

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